What Things Cost Around the World

[Bellamy]

Apple 4GB iPod Nano

 

New York City: $249

Buenos Aires: $592 (1,799 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $321.77 (1,956 rand)

London: $286.802 (152.34 pounds)

Moscow: $299 (8,074 rubles)

Paris: $295.80 (231.61 euros)

Shanghai: $299.74 (2,400 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $371.68 (1,649 shekels)

Tokyo: $248.83 (27,800 yen)

 

 

Coca-Cola Classic*

 

New York: $1

Buenos Aires: $0.65 (2 ARS)

Cape Town: $0.73 (4.55 ZAR)

London: $ 0.77 (0.41 GPB)

Moscow: $1.41 (38 RUB)

Paris: $0.82 (0.64 EUR)

Shanghai: $0.44 (3.50 CNY)

Tel Aviv: $1.12 (5 ILS)

Tokyo: $1.36 (150 JPY)

 

 

Hermès Tie

 

New York City: $145

Buenos Aires: $160

Cape Town: N/A

London: $158.38 (84 pounds)

Moscow: $191.70 (5,175 rubles)

Paris: $147.77 (115 euros)

Shanghai: $168.74 (1,350 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: N/A

Tokyo: $181.27 (19,950 yen)

 

 

McDonald's Big Mac

 

New York City: $3.29

Buenos Aires: $1.58 (4.80 Argentine pesos)

Johannesburg: $2.30 (13.95 rand)

London: $3.61 (1.94 pounds)

Moscow: $1.78 (48 rubles)

Paris: $4.09 (3.20 euros)

Shanghai: $1.31 (10.50 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $3.50 (15.50 shekels)

Tokyo: $2.26 (250 yen)

 

 

Apple 12-inch 1.33GHz iBook

 

New York City: $999

Buenos Aires: $1,480.91 (4,499 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $1,401.49 (8,803 rand)

London: $1,202.19 (637.45 pounds)

Moscow: $1,319 (35,486.39 rubles)

Paris: $1,175.16 (918.90 euros)

Shanghai: $1,236.80 (9,900 Renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $1,483.98 (6,598 shekels)

Tokyo: $1,088.80 (119,800 yen)

 

 

Nike Air Structure Triax Sneakers

 

New York City: $90

Buenos Aires: $98.85 (299.99 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $181.59 (1,099 rand)

London: $139.44 (75 pounds)

Moscow: $126.71 (3,420 rubles)

Paris: $113.117 (88 euros)

Shanghai: $89.93 (720 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $100.73 (449 shekels)

Tokyo: $88.85 (9,815 yen)

 

 

Motorola Razr Cell Phone

 

New York City: $269.99

Buenos Aires: $513.691 (1,559 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $195.32 (1,182.16 rand)

London: $243.58 (130 pounds)

Moscow: $300 (8,100 rubles)

Paris: $126.53 (99 euros)

Shanghai: $249.64 (1,998 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $290.207 (1,285 shekels)

Tokyo: $261.333 (28,800 yen)

 

 

BMW M3 Coupé*

 

New York City: $48,900

Buenos Aires: $99,000 (299,871 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $90,438.42 (545,000 rand)

London: $79,186.02 (42,450 pounds)

Moscow: $49,700 (1,341,104.84 rubles)

Paris: $49,035.83 (38,000 euros)

Shanghai: $48,700 (389,624.35 (renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $69,800 (310,471 shekels)

Tokyo: $79,682.27 (8,850,000 yen)

 

 

Moet & Chandon Brut Impérial

 

New York City: $37.95

Buenos Aires: $32.63 (99 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $48.36 (299 rand)

London: $39.17 (21.01 pounds)

Moscow: $32.86 (885 rubles)

Paris: $35.97 (28.10 euros)

Shanghai: $45.58 (365 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $33.82 (150 shekels)

Tokyo: $33.25 (3,680 yen)

 

 

Marlboro Reds

 

New York City: $7.30

Buenos Aires: $1.15 (3.50 Argentine pesos)

Cape Town: $2.38 (14.70 rand)

London: $9.74 (5.14 pounds)

Moscow: $1.08 (29.17 rubles)

Paris: $5.45 (5 euros)

Shanghai: $1.87 (15 renminbi)

Tel Aviv: $4.14 (18.35 shekels)

Tokyo: $2.73 (300 yen)

Source: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/05/wh...st/index_01.htm

[Clari]

Very interesting.

[Krys]

whoa! dont tell me i gotta fly all over the world to get things cheap

[Bellamy]

whoa! dont tell me i gotta fly all over the world to get things cheap

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

well, if I can get free flight tickets, I may do it too.

[Célinefull]

It all has to do with wether you are being paid in that currency too..so you can't go by the translation to $US.

[Krys]

whoa! dont tell me i gotta fly all over the world to get things cheap

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

well, if I can get free flight tickets, I may do it too.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

i thought iPod Nanos are way cheaper than $250 in Japan

[HelenCeline27]

wow thanks for the info

[catwomanrrr]

That is pretty interesting! Thanks for sharing!

 

It just reminds of how in countries with lower per capita income, the moderate technology in US societies are complete luxuries over there.

People in Sierra Leone make less than a thousand dollars a year, so even Coca Cola is a luxury.